Publication | |
Author(s) | Gilbert, D.; Abdullah, J. |
Title | A Study of the Impact of the Expectation of a Holiday on an Individual 's Sense of Wellbeing. |
Source | Journal of Vacation Marketing, 2002, Vol. 8, 353 - 361 |
Investigation | |
Public | Tourists, UK, 2000 |
Survey name | Not available |
Sample | Non-probability purposive-quota sample |
Purposive sample selected on gender, age and occupation | |
Respondents N = | 604 |
Non Response | Not available |
Assesment | Questionnaire: paper |
General remarks | Findings yielded with Diener's Satisfaction With life scale (SWLS) are not reported in this excerpt, since this questionnaire does not quite fit the concept of happiness oused in this World Database of Happiness. |
Happiness measure(s) used |
Full text | Selfreport on 20 questions Over the past few week I have felt A optimistic B withdrawn C enthusiastic D good natured E discontented F confused G confident H tense I understood J insignificant K satisfied L lonely M free-and-easy N clear headed O helpless P impatient Q usefull R depressed S loving T hopeless Rated: 1 not at all to 9 all the time Computation: (A+C=D+G+I+K+M+N+Q+S) - (B+E+F+H+J+L+O+P+R+T) Name: Kamman's Affectometer 2, 20 item ABS version |
Classification | A-BK-cm-mq-n-9-a |
Author's label | lAffectometer 2 |
Page in publication | 355 |
Remarks | Mean is the average of the holiday-taking group and non-holiday-taking group together |
Finding used in nation ranks | Yes |
On original range -80 - 80 | On range 0 - 10 | |
Mean | 27.07 | 6.69 |
Standard deviation | 23.04 | 6.44 |
Full text | Selfrreport on single question asked twice: How do you feel about your life as a whole? 1 tremendously unhappy 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 tremendoesly happy |
Classification | O-HL-u-sqr-n-9-a |
Author's label | life3 |
Page in publication | 355 |
Remarks | Mean is the average of the holiday-taking group and non-holiday-taking group together |
Finding used in nation ranks | Yes |
On original range 1 - 9 | On range 0 - 10 | |
Mean | 6.68 | 7.42 |
Standard deviation | 1.35 | 1.50 |
Author's label | Our subject description | |
Holiday making | show | International life style |
Holiday making | show | Traveling, also classified as above ↑ |